Deadline Sept. 12
The Community School of New Hope-Solebury will begin its fall semester tour season with "The Magnificent Mansions of Baltimore" on Sept. 20.
Reservations deadline is Sept. 12.
Relish the past in a tale of two houses, Baltimore’s magnificent Evergreen and opulent Homewood.
Attendees will first visit Evergreen with its 48 rooms, soaring portico, and Tiffany designed glass canopy reminiscent of America’s Gilded Age.
Set on 26 landscaped acres of woodlands and gardens, the Italianate mansion was built in the mid-19th century.
In 1878 it was bought by the president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, John Work Garret, for his son, T. Harrison Garrett.
Over the years, additions to the house included a 23-karat gold plated bathroom, a 30,000-book library, a theater painted by the famous Russian designer Leon Bakst, and artwork by such luminaries as Picasso and Degas.
Next is the visit to Homewood, a National Historic Landmark and one of the finest examples of Federal architecture in America.
The mansion is noted for its elegant proportions, fine workmanship and meticulous detail.
The estate was originally given as a wedding gift by Charles Carroll, the wealthiest and longest surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence, to his son Charles Carroll Jr. and his bride Harriet Chew in 1800.
After touring both houses, attendees will travel to Baltimore’s Inner Harbor for free time and lunch on your own.
Cost of tour is $95 and includes motor coach transportation, admissions to both houses and services of professional tour guides
The trip leaves from New Hope-Solebury High School parking lot, 180 W. Bridge St., at 7:45 a.m. and returns at 8 p.m.
For reservations, call 215-297-0550 or Guided Tours Unlimited at 215-862-3619.